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Bob Balaban and Hazel Balaban at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Bob Balaban and Hazel Balaban at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Grace Hightower at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Grace Hightower at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Bernie Taupin and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Bernie Taupin and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Bernie Taupin and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Bernie Taupin and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Rainn Wilson and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Rainn Wilson and guest at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Arianna Huffington at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Arianna Huffington at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Questlove at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Questlove at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival - Opening Night - World Premiere of 'The Union' at New York NY. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
Curated Video
Franklin: Animated Battle Map
Though not as well known as other battles of the Civil War, the Battle of Franklin resulted in substantial Union gains and enormous Confederate casualties. Learn more about an important battle of 1864 with an animated map video.
Curated Video
Cedar Creek: Animated Battle Map
The preservation of Civil War era battlefields is an ongoing argument between cities, corporations, and groups like the Civil War Trust. After watching a brief animated analysis of the Battle of Cedar Creek, a video from the Civil War...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Chantilly
As the Union Army retreated from their defeat at Bull Run, the Confederate Army prepared to attack. A detailed animated map illustrated the troop movements and precision with which the generals from both ends of the battlefield executed...
Curated Video
Fredericksburg: Animated Battle Map
After the Battle of Fredericksburg, Major General Ambrose Burnside's heavy losses and strategic defeat seemed to spell the end for the Union. See how the battle unfolded with an animated map resource that demonstrates the way General...
Curated Video
The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, Grant's Overland Campaign: Animated Battle Map
Ulysses S. Grant, having been elevated to general-in-chief to the Armies of the United States, began the 1864 Overland Campaign that brought the Civil War to northern Virginia. High schoolers watch an informative video...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Vicksburg
Many consider the 1862 siege at Vicksburg to be the turning point of the American Civil War. Learn more about the necessity of Vicksburg for both the Confederacy and the Union — and the importance of its conquest on July 4, 1862 —...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Gettysburg
The poignant words of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address echoed over the dedication of a battlefield to the fallen soldiers, who paid the ultimate price for the victory. High schoolers watch the pivotal moment in an informative...
Curated Video
Antietam: Animated Battle Map
The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War — and ended with an arguably inconclusive result. A detailed video takes viewers through the troop movements and military strategy of the Union and the...
Curated OER
Union And Confederate Strengths
What were the advantages the Union had over the Confederacy? What were the advantages the Confederacy had over the Union? Compare the advantages of each side, and discuss who you'd think would win the war based on the information...
Curated OER
American Civil War History - Part 3/3
It's April 3, 1865, and Robert E. Lee's troops are all but surrounded. After four years of fighting, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant sit down together to discuss terms of surrender. This resource, part three of three, glances over the...
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American Civil War
Listen to a compilation of music from the 1800s while clips of a recreated civil war are shown. The opposing troops march toward each other, have several battles, and camp out. The video ends with the Union's win.